Goat Horn
Encyclopedia
Goat Horn is a heavy metal band founded in Pembroke, Ontario
, Canada
in late 1999. The band was composed of Jason Decay (lead vocal / bass), Brandon Wars (guitar) and Steel Rider (drums). Decay, Wars, and Rider had all been in and out of bands on the local scene before forming Goat Horn. What began as a jam of Cathedral
and Judas Priest
covers quickly developed into a serious project. Their music was influenced by ground-breaking metal bands such as Venom
, Raven
, Eudoxis
(Canadian thrash metal pioneers), and Celtic Frost
.
With the release of their 2001 debut, Voyage To Nowhere, Goat Horn became the main focus and priority of each member's musical endeavors. This album was recorded in a one-day session in February 2001. In September 2001, they relocated to Toronto in order to gain more exposure. The majority of 2002 was spent touring Ontario, Quebec and the northern United States.
During the winter of 2003, the band re-entered the studio to prepare their second release. In June 2003, Storming The Gates was released. The band's last album was entitled Threatening Force, and it was released in 2005. Goat Horn disbanded in 2006. Since its break-up, Jason Decay has continued his heavy metal vision with his new band Cauldron
, using demos he recorded for Goat Horn's fourth release as the basis of his new band's material. Decay has also joined long-time friends from the Toronto punk-metal band, Kïll Cheerleadër
. Brandon Wars has formed Zuku, with the drummer from Kïll Cheerleadër
, Kriss Rites. Kill Cheerleader
broke up that same year.
Pembroke, Ontario
Pembroke is a city in the province of Ontario, Canada, at the confluence of the Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in late 1999. The band was composed of Jason Decay (lead vocal / bass), Brandon Wars (guitar) and Steel Rider (drums). Decay, Wars, and Rider had all been in and out of bands on the local scene before forming Goat Horn. What began as a jam of Cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
and Judas Priest
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
covers quickly developed into a serious project. Their music was influenced by ground-breaking metal bands such as Venom
Venom (band)
Venom are an English heavy metal band that formed in 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Coming to prominence towards the end of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Venom's first two albums—Welcome to Hell and Black Metal —are considered a major influence on thrash metal and extreme metal in general...
, Raven
Raven
Raven is the common name given to several larger-bodied members of the genus Corvus—but in Europe and North America the Common Raven is normally implied...
, Eudoxis
Eudoxis
Eudoxis was a thrash metal band formed in 1984 in Montreal, Canada. They released the Metal Fix demo and video in 1985. The video received extensive airplay on the Canadian cable channel MuchMusic's "Power Hour." This was followed by the 1986 EP Attack from Above and the 1991 LP Open Fire...
(Canadian thrash metal pioneers), and Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost was a metal band from Zürich, Switzerland. They are known for their heavy influence on the extreme metal genres. The group was first active from 1984 to 1993, and re-formed in 2001. Following Tom Gabriel Fischer's departure in 2008, Celtic Frost decided to break up again...
.
With the release of their 2001 debut, Voyage To Nowhere, Goat Horn became the main focus and priority of each member's musical endeavors. This album was recorded in a one-day session in February 2001. In September 2001, they relocated to Toronto in order to gain more exposure. The majority of 2002 was spent touring Ontario, Quebec and the northern United States.
During the winter of 2003, the band re-entered the studio to prepare their second release. In June 2003, Storming The Gates was released. The band's last album was entitled Threatening Force, and it was released in 2005. Goat Horn disbanded in 2006. Since its break-up, Jason Decay has continued his heavy metal vision with his new band Cauldron
Cauldron (band)
Cauldron is a heavy metal band based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were formed in 2006 following the breakup of Goat Horn, with guitarist Brandon Wars leaving to form a new band, Zuku...
, using demos he recorded for Goat Horn's fourth release as the basis of his new band's material. Decay has also joined long-time friends from the Toronto punk-metal band, Kïll Cheerleadër
Kill Cheerleader
Kill Cheerleader was a rock n' roll band whose teenage members formed in 1999 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as "Cheerleader 666". Mainly influenced by punk and heavy metal acts such as The Stooges, early era Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Iron Maiden, the Ramones, Girlschool, Joan Jett and Neil Young,...
. Brandon Wars has formed Zuku, with the drummer from Kïll Cheerleadër
Kill Cheerleader
Kill Cheerleader was a rock n' roll band whose teenage members formed in 1999 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as "Cheerleader 666". Mainly influenced by punk and heavy metal acts such as The Stooges, early era Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Iron Maiden, the Ramones, Girlschool, Joan Jett and Neil Young,...
, Kriss Rites. Kill Cheerleader
Kill Cheerleader
Kill Cheerleader was a rock n' roll band whose teenage members formed in 1999 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as "Cheerleader 666". Mainly influenced by punk and heavy metal acts such as The Stooges, early era Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Iron Maiden, the Ramones, Girlschool, Joan Jett and Neil Young,...
broke up that same year.
External links
- Myspace Goat Horn
- Goat Horn at Rockdetector
Articles
- Bottenberg, Rupert (2006) "Horn of plenty: Toronto’s Goat Horn keep true-blue heavy metal alive", Montreal MirrorMontreal MirrorMontreal Mirror is a free English language alternative newsweekly based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a circulation of 70,000, and reaches a quarter of a million readers per week. It is published by Communications Gratte-Ciel Ltée....
, vol 21 No. 32, 208 Feb 2006 - Green, Nick "The Shadow of the Horn", Decibel MagazineDecibel magazineDecibel is a monthly heavy metal and extreme music magazine published by the Philadelphia-based Red Flag Media. Since October 2004, Decibel has featured a plethora of extreme metal bands and musicians. Its sections include Upfront, Features, Reviews, Guest Columns and the Decibel Hall of Fame...
Interviews
- Chan, Nin "Interview with Jason Decay of the heavy/doom metal band Goat Horn", Diabolical Conquest
- Jason Decay interview, Metal Nightmare
Reviews
- Rivadavia, Eduardo "[ Voyage to Nowhere Review]", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation